Voice of the People

Manamko' will be hit if minimum wage hiked

In the debate over minimum wage, there are two things they don't like to talk about:

• the effect of inflation on the manamko'; and

• the inevitable impact on those at the bottom rungs of the ladder.

In forcing minimum wage increases, the government is acting more like a union.

The retired elderly don't get raises, but the food, the gas and the utilities will always go up.

Jobs are gifts. Ask workers at random how they got their jobs. More likely than not, the answer will be my dad, my uncle or another personal connection. And when the firings happen, they will be the last to go.

I'd rather see more jobs and more opportunities for other people to show their worth.